Rishi Sunak was fined £100 yesterday for not wearing a seatbelt. He was caught doing this in an Instagram video promoting the Equal Opportunity Scheme grant.more
The authorities of Edinburgh signed the Plant Based Treaty. Thus, the city became the first European capital to officially support a plant-based diet as an important factor in the fight against the climate crisis.more
Downing Street says PM made ‘brief error of judgment’ by removing safety device as he promoted levelling-up funding in Instagram video when he visited Lancashire.more
Prince William is facing a substantial dip in popularity in the U.K. after his brother, Prince Harry, shared some not-so-flattering revelations about the heir to the throne in his new memoir, Spare.
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At midnight on Thursday-Friday, another deadline passed for the formation of a government in Northern Ireland, but as expected, the political parties there failed to break the deadlock that had been in place since last February.more
Shops selling illegal e-cigarettes and selling e-cigarettes to children have become the most serious retail threats in the UK, according to consumer protection officials, the BBC reported yesterday.more
As if household budgets were not already under enough pressure, millions of broadband and mobile phone customers look set to face rises of more than 14% in their monthly bills from April.more
Amid a deepening cost-of-living crisis in Britain, King Charles III announced that an expected surge in profits from wind farm deals that could have boosted the royal coffers should instead be spent on the public.more
The owner of a dog vying for the dubious title of ugliest in the UK said she chose to adopt the quirky canine as she looked so "unloved and unusual". Four-year-old Peggy, believed to be a Pug and Chinese Crested cross - or Pugese - belongs to Holly Middleton from Leven, East Yorkshire.more
Once January’s strikes have come and gone, more will follow in February. Yep, a number of unions across various industries have announced intentions to take industrial action throughout the second month of 2023. Expect widespread walkouts on February 1 – aka the TUC’s national ‘protect the right to strike’ day – in protest of the government’s draft Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill.more
Sir James Dyson has accused the government of having a "stupid" and "short-sighted" approach to the economy and business in the UK. He said growth had "become a dirty word" during Rishi Sunak's premiership.
Writing in the Daily Telegraph, the Dyson founder urged the government to "incentivise private innovation and demonstrate its ambition for growth".more
Britain will give Ukraine another 600 Brimstone missiles, British Defense Minister Ben Wallace has announced. He also stressed that "if Russian President Vladimir Putin counts that the West will get bored with the war, he is wrong."more
Routine calls to HM Revenue and Customs will be answered by text, rather than by a human, in a trial aimed at improving its customer service record.more
Manchester Airport has resumed operations after both runways had to close for more than two hours due to heavy snow.
It said passengers' health and safety would "always be our top priority".more
The UK House of Commons has backed controversial plans to automatically remove all existing European Union regulations by the end of the year, unless they are specifically chosen to be left or modified.more
Ferries between Dover and Calais will be disrupted by a national strike in France on Thursday. P&O Ferries said services to and from the French port will be suspended from 07:00 GMT for nine hours. more
Rishi Sunak’s government is said to considering proposals to give over-50s tax breaks for getting back into work after a career break. The Treasury is discussing plans to encourage people to return to Britain’s workforce by offering them tax incentives, according to The Times.more
Jaannuaryis set to brighten from tomorrow as London’s largest light art festival returns for the first time in three years. The Winter Lights Festival in Canary Wharf, which is free to attend and unticketed, runs from Wednesday until Saturday January 28.more
